Elom Surname
Approximately 22,996 people bear this surname
Elom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19,958 | 1:8,876 | 987 |
| Cameroon | 1,181 | 1:17,586 | 2,407 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Philippines | 374 | 1:270,690 | 39,653 |
| United States | 173 | 1:2,095,138 | 133,172 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Indonesia | 102 | 1:1,296,561 | 90,231 |
| Uganda | 63 | 1:619,671 | 32,575 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Élom (1) are calculated separately.
Elom (18,083) may also be a first name.
Elom Demographics
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Elom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Elom is found most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms: Élom. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Elom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Elom is the 23,562nd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,905 people. Elom occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Elom reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Elom is also the 40,693rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 18,083 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 19,958 people, or 1 in 8,876. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ebonyi, where 78 percent reside, Enugu, where 5 percent reside and Cross River, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside and Togo, where 4 percent reside.
Elom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Elom has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Elom last name expanded 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Elom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Elom are 8.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the party.
Elom earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,424 USD per year.
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Elom Reference & Research
Elam FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Elam FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elom
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